Hunger in the News: Farm Bill, SNAP, Global Nutrition

"Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps in farm bill," Associated Press. Last night, the Senate voted to keep a $400 million annual cut to the SNAP (formerly food stamps) program as part of a major
five-year farm bill. The chamber rejected an effort by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) to expand the cuts and an amendment by Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to eliminate them.

"A crucial moment for global nutrition," by Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), The Hill (op-ed). "The moment for turning the corner on global nutrition is here, and it is
time for our elected leaders to demonstrate anew how American
leadership is the driving force for building a healthier, safer and more
prosperous world."

"Food stamp cuts feared by veterans," by Michael McAuliff, Huffington Post. SNAP "has been—and still is—vital to people who served their country.
For Iraq veteran Don Martinez, 33, food stamps kept his children fed
while he struggled with getting recognition for the traumatic brain
injury and post-traumatic stress he suffered after close encounters with
several rocket and mortar attacks and a humvee rollover."

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